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Lowrey Middle School

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Lowrey Middle School ranks 192 nd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 79% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Lowrey Middle School in Dearborn, MI, serves 448 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Dearborn City School District. This high-poverty school, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, has become a standout academic performer in recent years.

Lowrey's most impressive strength is mathematics. In 6th-grade math, 68.9% of students were proficient, compared to 42.3% for the district and 31.9% statewide. This nearly doubles the proficiency rate of the next closest comparable school, Stout Middle School (36.1%). Eighth-grade PSAT math scores tell a similar story, with 60.4% proficient versus 38.6% for the district. The school has maintained above-average math scores for four consecutive years. Lowrey also excels at serving its most vulnerable students, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide for low-income student performance and earning a 5-star rating for this subgroup. The school ranks in the 80th percentile for male students and 81st percentile for special education students, showing broad-based success across all populations.

Lowrey's overall trajectory is remarkable—it has climbed from a 2-star rating in 2021-2022 to a 4-star rating in 2025-2026, now ranking 192nd statewide. This places it well ahead of district peers like Salina Intermediate 4 8 (535th), Unis Middle School (543rd), and Woodworth Middle School (539th). However, two challenges remain. Science proficiency lags at 25.7% for 8th graders, below the state average of 39.2%. Chronic absenteeism sits at 30.3%, higher than both district (25.9%) and state (27.9%) averages. Despite these hurdles, Lowrey's consistent academic growth—achieved with lower per-student spending ($14,371) than comparable schools—makes it a compelling option for families seeking a middle school that delivers strong results for all students.

448

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,371

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

6601 Jonathon St
Dearborn, MI 48126-1864

(313) 827-1800

District: Dearborn City School District

Students who attend Lowrey Middle School usually attend:

High:

Fordson High School

Feeder schools for Lowrey Middle School:

Elementary:	Iris Becker Elementary School
	Lowrey Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.3%

Asian:

1.1%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Michigan middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Science scores 13 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg42%

Michigan avg41%

192^nd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Middle Schools in the Dearborn City School District

268^th of 625Dearborn City School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	192 of 896	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	60.6	294 of 890	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	286 of 897	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	378 of 883	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	427 of 776	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	324 of 675	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	300 of 792	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	305 of 838	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.3	358 of 821	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.0	371 of 894	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.4	163 of 919	82.3%	★★★★☆
2014	70.3	232 of 921	74.8%	★★★★☆
2013	66.8	264 of 919	71.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	208 of 900	76.9%	★★★★☆
2011	76.2	167 of 858	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	62.2	431 of 851	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.7	386 of 847	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	507 of 839	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.0	302 of 823	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.5	344 of 806	57.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	39 of 108	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.1	55 of 106	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	47 of 88	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	49 of 72	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	26 of 46	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.6	39 of 154	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	189 of 789	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.1	261 of 789	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	277 of 771	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	342 of 770	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	324 of 657	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	303 of 658	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	269 of 794	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	54 of 834	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	72.1	151 of 832	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	133 of 836	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	250 of 825	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	163 of 691	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	61 of 523	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	110 of 672	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	134 of 815	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	166 of 813	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	56.3	298 of 798	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	269 of 786	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	391 of 776	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	421 of 658	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	310 of 540	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	239 of 639	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	301 of 797	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	44 of 236	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	218 of 687	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.3	342 of 696	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	325 of 701	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	419 of 688	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	453 of 638	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	339 of 577	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	322 of 624	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	306 of 678	54.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math64%+32 vs state

Mathematics60%+27 vs state

Social Studies50%~ state avg

English Language Arts48%+10 vs state

Science26%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)				M-Step Math (2026)				M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lowrey Middle School	Public	6-8	6601 Jonathon St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1800	448	32	14.1	90.6%	436 (97.3%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.2	192^nd of 896 public middle schools	78.6%		60.6	294^th of 890 public middle schools	67.0%	102	64.1	60.4			45.5	50.4			68.9	60.1		25.7		50.0	$14,371	$1,527	$12,843
Unis Middle School	Public	6-8	7801 Maple St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1700	522	35	14.7	87.5%	508 (97.3%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.9	543^rd of 896 public middle schools	39.4%		34.7	561^st of 890 public middle schools	37.0%	18	55.2	29.5			29.7	29.3			28.0	30.5		20.5		32.2	$18,993	$3,834	$15,160
Woodworth Middle School	Public	6-8	4951 Ternes St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-7100	699	48	14.7	91.6%	687 (98.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38.1	539^th of 896 public middle schools	39.8%		32.3	587^th of 890 public middle schools	34.0%	48	50.6	23.0			28.6	40.9			24.9	40.7		15.4		36.2	$18,693	$1,718	$16,975
Salina Intermediate 4 8	Public	4-8	2623 Salina St	Dearborn	48120	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6600	461	41	11.3	93.3%	456 (98.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	535^th of 896 public middle schools	40.3%		42.3	506^th of 890 public middle schools	43.1%	29	52.8	33.7	32.7	35.6	27.4	31.2	40.4	20.2	28.6	34.4	14.9	10.2	10.6	33.7	$20,358	$1,825	$18,533
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6782 Goldsmith St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 842-0006	615	44	14.0	94.5%	18 (2.9%)	19 (3.1%)	573 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	23.1	667^th of 896 public middle schools	25.6%		21.7	677^th of 890 public middle schools	23.9%	10	44.7	17.3			19.5	27.7			11.2	15.7		23.2		36.9	$13,096	$1,823	$11,273
Stout Middle School	Public	6-8	18500 Oakwood Blvd	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-4600	698	52	13.3	84.1%	642 (92.0%)	34 (4.9%)	16 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	61.1	287^th of 896 public middle schools	68.0%		54	363^rd of 890 public middle schools	59.2%	76	63.5	38.5			36.1	42.9			36.1	44.4		33.0		50.2	$22,556	$2,557	$19,998
Clippert Academy	Public	6-8	1981 McKinstry St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-5009	424	17	24.9	89.6%	17 (4.0%)	28 (6.6%)	377 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.8	553^rd of 896 public middle schools	38.3%		37.7	541^st of 890 public middle schools	39.2%	12	50.7	26.8			22.5	32.5			25.0	33.3		22.3		40.6	$19,836	$1,902	$17,935
Julian O Strong Middle School	Public	6-8	18656 Prospect St	Melvindale	48122	Wayne County	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-3320	651	38	17.1	90.2%	462 (71.0%)	54 (8.3%)	124 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	17.5	729^th of 896 public middle schools	18.6%		13.8	768^th of 890 public middle schools	13.7%	39	47.7	11.6			20.3	12.1			20.0	12.4		15.3		25.6	$18,674	$2,382	$16,292
Dearborn STEM Middle School	Public	6-8	22586 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1904	166	7	23.0	42.2%	159 (95.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	570.2	549.3			1632.0	1728.9			1625.9	1724.7		92.9		1834.8	$15,273	$1,145	$14,128
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School	Public	4-8	7635 Chatham	Detroit	48239	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 274-8560	68	10	7.1	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	67 (98.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.4	450^th of 896 public middle schools	49.8%		52.9	377^th of 890 public middle schools	57.6%	73	50.0	40.0										1790.4		40.0	$41,883	$3,055	$38,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowrey Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lowrey Middle School?

Students at Lowrey Middle School are 97% White, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Lowrey Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lowrey Middle School usually go on to attend Fordson High School

What district is Lowrey Middle School in?

Dearborn City School District

How many students attend Lowrey Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Lowrey Middle School.

Is Lowrey Middle School a good school?

Lowrey Middle School ranks 192^nd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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